Jacob Goodman (o) was my 4th great grandfather. His parents were Michael B. Goodman 1732-1777 and Elizabeth Siemens 1733-1798. Jacob is a RW patriot and any female descendent of his can join the DAR as long as they can prove their lineage back to him.
State of Kentucky, Monroe County S.A.
On this third day of September, 1832, personally appeared in opencourt, before this justice of the County of Monroe, now sitting JacobGoodman, a resident of the United States, in the County of Monroe and Stateof Kentucky, aged seventy years old, the 2nd of May last past, who being justduly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarationin order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th,1832. That he entered the service of United States under the following namedofficers and served as herein stated to wit: “that I served four campaigns and that I enlisted in the State of NorthCarolina, McLinburg County during all my services and that I went eachcampaign as a volunteer. The first expedition I entered the service underCapt. Caleb Fifer and my colonels name was Smith, his given name I do notrecollect. We marched the Calaughba Indian Nation into Green(r)woodCounty, South Carolina; the object of the expedition was to cut off theintercourse between the Tories and the British that was then landed atSavannah, the length of time that I was out on this expedition I do notrecollect but believe it was two months or upwards and was discharged bymy captain according to law.” “The second campaign entered under Capt. William Alexander in Col.Hemested regiment, John Lawman was our adjutant. Our regiment wasattached to Col. Litle’s regiment and was marched together from McLenburgthrough Campden in South Carolina then to Worcester then we was orderedby General Lincoln to march back to Charlestown where we remainedmaking fortifications and guarding that city for 10 or 15 days before it wastaken by Cornwallis in Spring 1780. I remember that I was placed out as asentinel when the British fleet passed through between Fort Mooby and thesand bar, between sunset and dark. I believe I was engaged 4 or 5 months inthis campaign and was discharged according to law”.
“The third campaign I entered September the 1st, 1781, under CaptainRichard Simmons as a Light Horseman under the command of General Smith. We marched through North Carolina, Elizabeth and Kingstown then toPattons swamps where we had a small engagement with the Tories and we?toes and took about 30 prisoners and about 70 horses thence we went intoSouth Carolina and ?ed the Waterce. Where we was met with an expressfrom General Rutherford commanding to come to him and according to thisorder. We marched and fell in with him on the 3rd day not far fromWilmington the British having fled from before him. We returned home. Thetime spent in this expedition I do not recollect but presume it was 2 or 3months”. “The fourth campaign in the year 1781 in June. Entered under Capt.John Herns, the regiment commanded by Col. George Barringer and wemarched down to Cape Fair from there to Rafton swamps. Again against theTories which we had understood had been collected and commanded byFletcher. And the time spent in this expedition I bet was 2 months. I have nodocumentary evidence. Neither do I know of any person living near who cantestify to my services; and am unable to say what has become of mydischarges”.
State of Kentucky, Monroe County S.A.
On this third day of September, 1832, personally appeared in opencourt, before this justice of the County of Monroe, now sitting JacobGoodman, a resident of the United States, in the County of Monroe and Stateof Kentucky, aged seventy years old, the 2nd of May last past, who being justduly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarationin order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th,1832. That he entered the service of United States under the following namedofficers and served as herein stated to wit: “that I served four campaigns and that I enlisted in the State of NorthCarolina, McLinburg County during all my services and that I went eachcampaign as a volunteer. The first expedition I entered the service underCapt. Caleb Fifer and my colonels name was Smith, his given name I do notrecollect. We marched the Calaughba Indian Nation into Green(r)woodCounty, South Carolina; the object of the expedition was to cut off theintercourse between the Tories and the British that was then landed atSavannah, the length of time that I was out on this expedition I do notrecollect but believe it was two months or upwards and was discharged bymy captain according to law.” “The second campaign entered under Capt. William Alexander in Col.Hemested regiment, John Lawman was our adjutant. Our regiment wasattached to Col. Litle’s regiment and was marched together from McLenburgthrough Campden in South Carolina then to Worcester then we was orderedby General Lincoln to march back to Charlestown where we remainedmaking fortifications and guarding that city for 10 or 15 days before it wastaken by Cornwallis in Spring 1780. I remember that I was placed out as asentinel when the British fleet passed through between Fort Mooby and thesand bar, between sunset and dark. I believe I was engaged 4 or 5 months inthis campaign and was discharged according to law”.
“The third campaign I entered September the 1st, 1781, under CaptainRichard Simmons as a Light Horseman under the command of General Smith. We marched through North Carolina, Elizabeth and Kingstown then toPattons swamps where we had a small engagement with the Tories and we?toes and took about 30 prisoners and about 70 horses thence we went intoSouth Carolina and ?ed the Waterce. Where we was met with an expressfrom General Rutherford commanding to come to him and according to thisorder. We marched and fell in with him on the 3rd day not far fromWilmington the British having fled from before him. We returned home. Thetime spent in this expedition I do not recollect but presume it was 2 or 3months”. “The fourth campaign in the year 1781 in June. Entered under Capt.John Herns, the regiment commanded by Col. George Barringer and wemarched down to Cape Fair from there to Rafton swamps. Again against theTories which we had understood had been collected and commanded byFletcher. And the time spent in this expedition I bet was 2 months. I have nodocumentary evidence. Neither do I know of any person living near who cantestify to my services; and am unable to say what has become of mydischarges”.
Jacob Goodman (o) was my 4th great grandfather. His parents were Michael B. Goodman 1732-1777 and Elizabeth Siemens 1733-1798. Jacob is a RW patriot and any female descendent of his can join the DAR as long as they can prove their lineage back to him.
State of Kentucky, Monroe County S.A.
On this third day of September, 1832, personally appeared in opencourt, before this justice of the County of Monroe, now sitting JacobGoodman, a resident of the United States, in the County of Monroe and Stateof Kentucky, aged seventy years old, the 2nd of May last past, who being justduly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarationin order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th,1832. That he entered the service of United States under the following namedofficers and served as herein stated to wit: “that I served four campaigns and that I enlisted in the State of NorthCarolina, McLinburg County during all my services and that I went eachcampaign as a volunteer. The first expedition I entered the service underCapt. Caleb Fifer and my colonels name was Smith, his given name I do notrecollect. We marched the Calaughba Indian Nation into Green(r)woodCounty, South Carolina; the object of the expedition was to cut off theintercourse between the Tories and the British that was then landed atSavannah, the length of time that I was out on this expedition I do notrecollect but believe it was two months or upwards and was discharged bymy captain according to law.” “The second campaign entered under Capt. William Alexander in Col.Hemested regiment, John Lawman was our adjutant. Our regiment wasattached to Col. Litle’s regiment and was marched together from McLenburgthrough Campden in South Carolina then to Worcester then we was orderedby General Lincoln to march back to Charlestown where we remainedmaking fortifications and guarding that city for 10 or 15 days before it wastaken by Cornwallis in Spring 1780. I remember that I was placed out as asentinel when the British fleet passed through between Fort Mooby and thesand bar, between sunset and dark. I believe I was engaged 4 or 5 months inthis campaign and was discharged according to law”.
“The third campaign I entered September the 1st, 1781, under CaptainRichard Simmons as a Light Horseman under the command of General Smith. We marched through North Carolina, Elizabeth and Kingstown then toPattons swamps where we had a small engagement with the Tories and we?toes and took about 30 prisoners and about 70 horses thence we went intoSouth Carolina and ?ed the Waterce. Where we was met with an expressfrom General Rutherford commanding to come to him and according to thisorder. We marched and fell in with him on the 3rd day not far fromWilmington the British having fled from before him. We returned home. Thetime spent in this expedition I do not recollect but presume it was 2 or 3months”. “The fourth campaign in the year 1781 in June. Entered under Capt.John Herns, the regiment commanded by Col. George Barringer and wemarched down to Cape Fair from there to Rafton swamps. Again against theTories which we had understood had been collected and commanded byFletcher. And the time spent in this expedition I bet was 2 months. I have nodocumentary evidence. Neither do I know of any person living near who cantestify to my services; and am unable to say what has become of mydischarges”.
State of Kentucky, Monroe County S.A.
On this third day of September, 1832, personally appeared in opencourt, before this justice of the County of Monroe, now sitting JacobGoodman, a resident of the United States, in the County of Monroe and Stateof Kentucky, aged seventy years old, the 2nd of May last past, who being justduly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarationin order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th,1832. That he entered the service of United States under the following namedofficers and served as herein stated to wit: “that I served four campaigns and that I enlisted in the State of NorthCarolina, McLinburg County during all my services and that I went eachcampaign as a volunteer. The first expedition I entered the service underCapt. Caleb Fifer and my colonels name was Smith, his given name I do notrecollect. We marched the Calaughba Indian Nation into Green(r)woodCounty, South Carolina; the object of the expedition was to cut off theintercourse between the Tories and the British that was then landed atSavannah, the length of time that I was out on this expedition I do notrecollect but believe it was two months or upwards and was discharged bymy captain according to law.” “The second campaign entered under Capt. William Alexander in Col.Hemested regiment, John Lawman was our adjutant. Our regiment wasattached to Col. Litle’s regiment and was marched together from McLenburgthrough Campden in South Carolina then to Worcester then we was orderedby General Lincoln to march back to Charlestown where we remainedmaking fortifications and guarding that city for 10 or 15 days before it wastaken by Cornwallis in Spring 1780. I remember that I was placed out as asentinel when the British fleet passed through between Fort Mooby and thesand bar, between sunset and dark. I believe I was engaged 4 or 5 months inthis campaign and was discharged according to law”.
“The third campaign I entered September the 1st, 1781, under CaptainRichard Simmons as a Light Horseman under the command of General Smith. We marched through North Carolina, Elizabeth and Kingstown then toPattons swamps where we had a small engagement with the Tories and we?toes and took about 30 prisoners and about 70 horses thence we went intoSouth Carolina and ?ed the Waterce. Where we was met with an expressfrom General Rutherford commanding to come to him and according to thisorder. We marched and fell in with him on the 3rd day not far fromWilmington the British having fled from before him. We returned home. Thetime spent in this expedition I do not recollect but presume it was 2 or 3months”. “The fourth campaign in the year 1781 in June. Entered under Capt.John Herns, the regiment commanded by Col. George Barringer and wemarched down to Cape Fair from there to Rafton swamps. Again against theTories which we had understood had been collected and commanded byFletcher. And the time spent in this expedition I bet was 2 months. I have nodocumentary evidence. Neither do I know of any person living near who cantestify to my services; and am unable to say what has become of mydischarges”.
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